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Tiresias
By Thomas Woolner
Woolner, Thomas (1825-1892)
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TIRESIAS
TO EMILY KEY.
1.
PART FIRST
I.
BOOK I. TIRESIAS.
II.
BOOK II. CHARICLO.
III.
BOOK III. TIRESIAS.
IV.
BOOK IV. CHARICLO AND TIRESIAS.
2.
PART SECOND
I.
BOOK I. CHARICLO AND TIRESIAS. THE BIRDS.
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[I saw thee, as the storm grew nigh]
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[In and out the boughs about]
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II.
BOOK II. TIRESIAS. SONG OF IMAGINATION
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Tiresias
“The wren is saved by insignificance,
And safe as humble-bees from stoop of kite.
Tell me, Tiresias, what yon throstle sings;
Whose rich, soft-throated notes are pacifying,
And reach us thro' the stillness winged with peace!”
Tiresias